To start our weekend in true style we were able to utilise the British Airways lounge thanks to our Qantas gold membership something that we aren't able to use on our usual cheap flights on easyjet and ryanair. So we made the most of a few quiet drinks and a feed before our flight.
We arrived in Amsterdam late Friday night, so it was straight to our B&B for a good sleep so we were ready to explore the next day.
Saturday was a jam packed schedule, we had a fantastic bike ride through the country side, where we visited a little dutch farm where they made cheese and wooden shoes (clogs). We were also very lucky to have Darren from Powderfinger on our bike tour, something I didn't realise until the very end and then made an idiot of myself because I call him Bernard.....ooops :-)...
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| From 2010-05 - Amsterdam |
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| From 2010-05 - Amsterdam |
This was our tour guide.....Check out the shoes!!!
Then we were off to the Heineken Factory!!! We got to sample the beer and learn all about Heineken. If you ever visit Amsterdam be sure to book your Heineken tickets online to jump the massive queue!
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| From 2010-05 - Amsterdam |
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| From 2010-05 - Amsterdam |
That night we took a lovely canal cruise with cheese and wine through the Red Light district, we always had in our mind what to expect but it was really different to what we expected. Josche was impressed with the quality of some of the girls :-).
After the cruise we had a few drinks with some locals who insisted some local dutch shots were sampled!!
The next day we rose early, poor Josche had a bit of a hangover :-). And set off to visit Josche's friends Rutger and Jenny in a small town called Goor. After the 2 hour train ride Josche felt much better and hooked into a few local and Belgium beers with Rutger. We had a fantastic lunch with the family thanks Jenny!!
The next day we spent walking around Amsterdam seeing all the sites we didn't see on Day 1 it was great and we were very lucky that the weather was kind to us most of the weekend considering it rains 200days a year in Amsterdam!!
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| From 2010-05 - Amsterdam |
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